Kasza Péter (szerk.): Stephanus Brodericus - Epistulae (Bibliotheca Scriptorum Medii Recentisque Aevorum, Series Nova XIV., Argumentum Kiadó - Magyar Országos Levéltár, Budapest, 2012)
1534
234 Manuscript used: BN T. 18. fob 39r’ Published: Acta Tomiciana XVI. 275-277. I. He is letting Tamicki know that Lodovico Gritti had Bishop of Várad Imre Czihak killed, and then he was surrounded in the town of Medgyes, captured, and beheaded. His sons and all his treasures were taken to the Vnivod of Moldova. His confidant Treasurer János Dóczv hud similar fate. Orbán Batthyány and secretary of Gritti, Tranquillus Andronicus are kept in custody. - 2. King John is heading for Transylvania to calm down the region. Brodarics is going to visit Elek Thurzó to continue the peace talks. István Brodarics to PiotrTomicki Várad, 9 October 1534 Reverendissime Domine, Domine ac Benefactor Colendissime. Servitiorum meorum commendationem. [1.] Bone Deus, in quae tempora incidimus nos in hoc miserrimo et afflictissimo regno. Sperabamus bona et ecce turbatio. Sustinuimus pacem et non venit. Papirus me 5 deficeret, si vellem Vestrae Dominationi Reverendissimae seriem totam eorum, quae his paucis mensibus aut septimanibus potius contigerunt, ex ordine describere! Summa illa est Lodovicum Gritti, tantae auctoritatis, dignitatis ac divitiarum virum, ad duos reges pacificandos venientem ob interfectum reverendissimum dominum episcopum Varadiensem,1 2 locumtenentem tunc in Transsilvania regium in oppidum Meggyes io inclusum et tandem captum ac capite truncatum esse,3 filios cum toto thesauro ad Moldavian4 per eius exercitum et servitores, in quorum manus in illo capti oppidi tumulatu inciderat, abductos, loannem Doczy thezaurarium eodem fato periisse.5 Urbanum Bathiany6 capitaneum sub fide in Coloswar servari. Hungaros et Walachos fere omnes salvos, ex Tureis multos periisse. Pauper Tranquillus7 noster, secretarius Gritti et iste 15 captus servatur. Haec sunt, quae his diebus contigerunt. 1 Further manuscripts: BJ 6553 III. 392r: BCzart TN 51. 27-28.- Bishop of Várad Imre Czibak, one of the best supporters of Szapolyai, was murdered on Gritti’s command on 11 August. •' Gritti was executed on 29 September 1534. 4 Voivod of Moldova Petru Rare?. He later had both of Gritti’s sons executed. ? Treasurer János Dóczy, who was directly responsible for killing Imre Czibak, “was beaten to death like a dog, in a sitting position”, as György Szerémi reports. 6 Orbán Batthyány managed to avoid revenge. According to an anonymous report kept in Acta Tomiciana (see XVI/2 217-218.), Orbán Batthyány assisted in capturing Gritti in Medgyes, that is why his life was spared, even though he, too, took part in killing Czibak. 7 Tranquillus Andronicus was taken prisoner after Gritti was killed. János Statileo, who was also of Southern Slav origin, saved his life by bailing him out for 500 gold coins. Andronicus then withdrew to the castle of János Keserű in Radnót for some time. It was here that he wrote his epistle that enshrined the life of Gritti. (De rebus in Hungária gestis ab illustrissimo et magnifico Ludovico Gritti deque eius obitu epistola. Radnót, 16 December 1534). Published: Kretsoimayr Henrik, Történelmi Tár, 1903, 198-231. It has been published in Hungarian, translation by Péter Kulcsár. See Krónikáink magvarul III., Budapest, 2008, 53-78. 431
